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Episodes & schedule

What's coming, and when.

The first ten episodes are mapped out. Three land on launch day, then one a week, every Tuesday, without gaps.

Every one of them has a real number in it — a job, a rate, a margin, a loss. That's the whole show.

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Jordan Swagerty recording Open Book Contractor
Launch day — all three at once

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Publishing three on day one so there's something to binge rather than a single episode sitting on its own.

EP 01

Who I am and why this show exists

Why I'm publishing real numbers when nobody else in the trades will — and who should stop listening right now.

6 OCT LAUNCH
EP 02

The job that lost money

One job, line by line. What it was bid at, what it actually cost, and the three decisions that did the damage.

6 OCT LAUNCH
EP 03

How I actually get leads right now

Every source that booked work last quarter, what each one cost, and the channel everyone recommends that has never worked for me.

6 OCT LAUNCH
Then weekly

Every Tuesday after that

EP 04

The hiring and crew problem

Subs versus in-house, what I pay, and the real reason good guys leave — which is usually not money.

13 OCT
EP 05

My numbers, open book

The episode that makes the name real. What the business looks like from the inside, with the figures on the table.

20 OCT
EP 06

True overhead rate — and why yours is wrong

Overhead isn't a percentage of revenue. It's a cost per productive hour. Most estimating templates are light by 20–40%.

27 OCT
EP 07

How I price to lose bids on purpose

Winning every job you quote means you're too cheap. What I do instead, and what it did to the year.

3 NOV
EP 08

First guest: an owner at $10M+

Someone a level or two ahead, answering the questions I actually need answered.

10 NOV
EP 09

The cash trap of growth

Why the busiest year can be the one that nearly kills you, and when turning work down is the profitable call.

17 NOV
EP 10

What I'd do differently starting over

The things I'd keep, the things I'd bin, and the two hires I'd make years earlier.

24 NOV
The format

Two kinds of episode

60%

From the Owner's Desk

Me, on my own, working through something live — a job, a rate, a crew problem, a number that moved and shouldn't have.

40%

Interviews

Owners one or two levels ahead. Not a highlight reel — the questions I need answered myself.

Practical

What to expect

  • 25–40 minutes. Long enough to get somewhere, short enough for a drive across town.
  • Every Tuesday. No seasons, no gaps, no "we're taking a break."
  • A real figure in every episode. If there's no number in it, it doesn't go out.
  • No guest pitching you anything. Ever.

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